Alfred Tetrault and his wife, Harriet, both of Hatfield, are seeking damages as a result of an Oct. 27, 2006, incident in which a PVTA bus alleged frightened the two horses that were pulling Tetrault’s wagon, causing it to crash into a stop sign and ejecting Tetrault. According to court documents, Tetrault incurred $116,000 in medical expenses and lost wages as a result of the accident.

Tetrault was carrying 16 students and two teachers from the Philip G. Coburn School in West Springfield at the time of the incident, which took place on Elm Street in West Springfield, according to court documents. As Tetrault’s complaint described it, the bus pulled into the lane to the right of the wagon from behind, causing the horses to panic.

In its motion for summary judgment, the PVTA said that none of its buses was scheduled to be in that area at the time of the accident and that the two drivers it interviewed said they were nowhere near the scene. Tetrault maintains that two witnesses will testify to the presence of the PVTA bus.

Noting the discrepancy, Judge Mary-Lou Rup denied the PVTA’s motion last Friday. No further date has been scheduled in the case.